Triple Scoop Review: John Wick: Chapter 4, Murder by Decree, and Scream VI
John Wick: Chapter 4 Year: 2023 Director: Chad Stahelski First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Streaming Service: Amazon (rental) Spoilers: Yes, although none in the first two paragraphs Grade: Hm....
View ArticleTriple Scoop Review: Death on the Nile, The Batman, and Appointment With Death
Death on the Nile Year: 2022 Director: Kenneth Branagh First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Other – HBO Max Spoilers: YES, for both the film and the book Grade: Rocky...
View ArticleTriple Scoop Review: The Suicide Squad, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, and...
The Suicide Squad Year: 2021 Director: James Gunn First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Other – HBO Max Spoilers: Yes, but only in the last paragraph Grade: Chocolate...
View ArticleTriple Scoop Review: Gunpowder Milkshake, Black Widow, The Long Kiss Goodnight
Gunpowder Milkshake Year: 2021 Director: Navot Papushado First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Netflix Spoilers: Nope Grade: Strawberry I’ve been looking forward to...
View Article“Isn’t This Fun? It’s Like a Sleepover.”
Birds of Prey (and The Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) apparently underperformed at the box office last weekend–although, also kind of not, like, maybe we could wait half a second before...
View ArticleTriple Scoop Reviews: Shazam!, Joker, and Little Women
Shazam! First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Other: HBO Now Spoilers: Yup Grade: Vanilla Imbalanced, but cute. Tonally, Shazam! is wildly different than its DC...
View ArticleTriple Scoop Reviews: Robin Hood, The Sword and the Stone, and Spider-Man:...
Robin Hood (1973) First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Other – Disney Plus Spoilers: Not really. Besides, come on. It’s Robin Hood. Grade: Strawberry I grew up on two...
View ArticleTriple Scoop Reviews: A Wrinkle in Time, Kong: Skull Island, and Spider-Man:...
A Wrinkle In Time First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Netflix Spoilers: Yes Grade: Vanilla I absolutely fell in love with A Wrinkle in Time when I was eleven, but it’s...
View Article“I Love You 3,000.”
For a while now, I’ve been trying to maximize my time and minimize my excessive word counts with my Triple Scoop Reviews; today, however, we’re going back to the old standard because Avengers: Endgame...
View Article“Family Was Always An F-Word For Me.”
My Most Anticipated Movie of 2018 was not Infinity War. It wasn’t Solo: A Star Wars Story. It certainly wasn’t that terrible looking remake of Overboard. No, the movie I wanted to see, more than...
View Article“Bruce, You’re Embarrassing Me In Front of Wizards.”
Okay, folks. Nearly a week after everyone else, I have finally seen Infinity War. Most people loved it. Some people really didn’t. And I’m pretty much right where I expected to be: firmly in the...
View Article“I Miss The Days When One’s Biggest Concern Was Exploding Wind-Up Penguins.”
Well. I finally saw it. I FINALLY watched Justice League. Man. That was a “meh” movie if I ever saw one. DISCLAIMER: I’m short on time, as always, so expect SPOILERS for not only this movie but BvS and...
View Article“WAKANDA FOREVER!”
I went to see Black Panther last Sunday, mostly excited but also a little nervous. Not so much on the “Hollywood-fucks-up-black-representation” front; reviews had been pretty overwhelmingly positive...
View Article“We Know Each Other! He’s a Friend From Work!”
So, I went to the movies last weekend. One guess on what I saw. I enjoyed Thor: Ragnarok! I don’t think I liked it quite as much as other people, which I guess is just normal now? Still, I had a good...
View Article“Who Won, And What Was The F*cking Game Anyway?”
I’ve been super excited to see Atomic Blonde, ever since I first saw the trailer back in April. However, I couldn’t help but notice that there was like almost zero buzz about the movie after it...
View ArticleComing Soon-Ish: A Whole Bunch of Trailers From Comic Con
It’s been years since I’ve been to Comic Con, but my little nerd heart still fills with envy every July. All that cosplay, all those panels, and so many, many trailers. Fortunately, you can get most of...
View Article“What I Do Is Not Up To You.”
Okay! Guess what I finally have for you! Sure, it’s been roughly two weeks since Wonder Woman premiered and there have already been, like, 274 different hot takes on it, but clearly what’s important is...
View Article“Dormammu, I’ve Come To Bargain!”
While waiting to see Wonder Woman (soon, it will happen soon), Mekaela and I went ahead and watched a different superhero movie, one that we never quite got around to seeing: Doctor Strange....
View Article“I’m Mary Poppins, Y’all!”
Well, I finally went to see Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2. I’ve seen people on both sides of this one, but personally I thought it was pretty great. SUMMARY: Our unlikely band of heroes are back...
View ArticleComing Soon-Ish: Blondes, Clowns, and Apocalypses (Including Ragnarok!)
Thor: Ragnarok You’ve all seen this, of course. The whole teaser is fun, like, there’s so much going on: holy shit Mjolnir, and all the goddamn iconic hats and headpieces, and the teeny-tiny glimpses...
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